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Gary Gill replied to Roni's discussion 'Eight Frame Mediums/ Learning resources' in the group BeeKeeping
That is call bearding and they will do it when it is: Too hot. Too many bees for the space provided for the hive. Not enough nectar flow. And yes... Beekeeping for Dummies is a pretty good "basic beginner" book. If you read it through you should g…
July 12
Joy Williams replied to Roni's discussion 'Eight Frame Mediums/ Learning resources' in the group BeeKeeping
Why is the whole hive outside? Just wondering.
July 11
Joy Williams replied to Roni's discussion 'Eight Frame Mediums/ Learning resources' in the group BeeKeeping
do you like "beekeeping for dummies"?
July 11
Roni commented on Michelle W. Flannery's group 'Georgia Gardeners'
We started harvesting our first cucumbers this week! Can't wait for the tomatoes to be ripe :)
June 5
Gary Gill replied to Roni's discussion 'Eight Frame Mediums/ Learning resources' in the group BeeKeeping
You have an fine looking hive. I'm using shallow 10 frame honey supers at the moment. Speaking of which, I have to throw some on my two new hives this week or I'll be in trouble.
June 2
Roni added a discussion to the group Georgia Gardeners
What's in your Garden?
What do you all have planted so far?
May 30
Roni replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'What Vegetables Are You Having the Most Success With in Georgia?' in the group Georgia Gardeners
Summer squash grows very easily. This year the dry/soup beans are looking really good. We garden organically so I sometimes have problems with tomato diseases (usually with the bought transplants). I don't have a much problem with diseases from my h…
May 30
Roni replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'What County/Part of Georgia Are You Gardening In?' in the group Georgia Gardeners
We are on the line between Houston and Macon county (middle GA). Zone 8a. Clay soil with a native pH of around 7.
May 30
Roni replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'Red Clay Soil!' in the group Georgia Gardeners
I got very good results adding compost from Ag Center where the state fair is held each year in Perry. It's free too. I have also added cow manure and poultry house manure (mixed with peanut shells). I find that mulching pretty heavily with straw re…
May 29
Michelle W. Flannery left a comment for Roni
May 24
Roni added a discussion to the group BeeKeeping
Eight Frame Mediums/ Learning resources
This is our second year of keeping honeybees. We are using eight frame mediums. As heavy as these are filled with honey I can't imagine trying to lift a 10 frame deep. Here are two really good books on honeybee keeping: "The Backyard Beekeeper" is g…
May 24
Michelle W. Flannery and Roni are now friends
May 24
Roni joined Joy Williams's group
BeeKeeping
Bees! How they benefit us, how to keep them, how to maintain them! Experts invited, and welcome.
May 24
Roni joined Joy Williams's group
Hummingbird, Bee, and Butterfly Gardens
How to plant a hummingbird, bee or butterfly garden. The picture is of a male Anna's hummingbird on my deck.
May 24
Roni joined Gillian's group
COMPOST
This is so universal a subject, and so important I think it deserves its own space!
May 24
Roni joined Angie Knost's group
Berry Growers
My kitchen wouldn't be complete without fresh fruit. The focus of this group will be berrries! What do you grow? Do you have favorite varieties? How do you grow them? Please share your thoughts, comments and pictures!
May 24

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
GA Zone 8a
How long have you been growing food?
forever!
Favorite foods:
Fresh fruits and veggies from the garden!

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At 10:27am on May 24, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…
Hi again.
Here's the link to the Georgia Gardeners group
http://my.kitchengardeners.org/group/georgiagardeners
There are different ways to get there, but this might be the quickest.

By the way, there is something somewhere on this site about vermicomposting, if only that members have been talking about it. I don't think there's a group or a specific discussion, but I might be wrong on that.

My husband and I have 5 acres, growing similar to yours. We will get bees next year, and at some point sooner or later, goats. We really want goats!
At 9:51am on May 24, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…
Hi Roni. I live in Georgia too, near Monroe. Welcome to KGI. This is a great place for gardeners to gather. I always tell new members to dive in and leave messages everywhere - on member pages, blogs, forum discussions and photos. Members love to leave, receive, and read each others' comments. It's how we get to know each other and make friends!

Do check out the Georgia Gardeners group and consider joining. We just started it last week. Though there are many wonderful discussions to participate in on this website, we can have some really great discussions specific to Georgia in our group.

Again, welcome! And best gardening wishes! mwf
 
 

KG Day - Help us choose a date!

Kitchen Garden Day has traditionally been celebrated at the end of August which is a great time for gardens in temperate, northern climates but not a great time for many other gardeners around the world (e.g. August is winter in the southern hemisphere, monsoon season in India, too hot for many gardeners in southern states, etc.).

We're exploring the possibility of changing the date to the spring and would like your input. Please answer our poll here.

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'Holgate Windmill'
Hi Penelope I'm glad you're feeling good and no longer wilted. I will have to try the cracked wheat idea. It sounds good. Glenn
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Joel LeGrand commented on Stephanie Hankins's photo 'PC110450'
Hi, Wonderful colors, makes me hunger. Enjoy!
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Stephanie Hankins commented on Stephanie Hankins's album 'Veges!'
I started my first garden ever in late May! Thanks to all my friends and everyone on here, I feel I have been soooo blessed! I can't wait to work my soil and begin again in March!!!!!!!
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Stephanie Hankins joined Joy Williams's group
Tomatoes
I think this might need it's own category, don't you? Tomatoes are one of the most popular things to grow and we've been placing them in all kinds of groups, but the fact is we almost all grow them, and they have specific needs.
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Joel LeGrand commented on Joy Williams's group 'Garden Pests'
sorry I meant GOURMET.
18 hours ago
Joel LeGrand commented on Joy Williams's group 'Garden Pests'
Hi everyone, I got my information from the 2010 catolog, I left the website so anyone could look the product up. The catolog says that it is safe for vegetables,that the oil repellent in some bugs & suppresses feeding instincts in others. I have not…
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Peter Robertson replied to Katie-Lynn McDonald's discussion '100-mile diet'
Could that couple have been Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon? I was fortunate to attend one of their presentations at the SW Michigan Harvest Fest '07. It was inspiring!! What energy and ideals. With feature articles in print media and great local exp…
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HOW TO - ADD A LINK

Several people have experienced difficulty putting working links into comments and blogs etc and I know it is clumsy.... so here is how you do it.....

First type the text you want to appear....  ie  IAN'S PAGE

Then go back and highlight the link text.

Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

Your browser may intervene and request permission to allow temporary scripting or some similar message.   Allow it and go back and highlight the text again

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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

Forum Policy

Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

I would be happy to hear any comments you may have.  This is very much a work in progress so plese feel free to ask me to add anything you think is needed.

I don't want to make our community hide bound by rules and regulations but I think that, as the community has grown, some explanation of what is expected is needed.

Administration

You can refer any que

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

Climate maps

Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

 Climate map of the USA

Climate map of Australia

Climate map of Europe

 

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Created by Ian Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20pm. Last updated by Ian Apr 14.

Recipes, Recipes, Recipes

Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

If you have a recipe you want to add on here, just post it on the site and leave a comment on my page telling me where it is and I'll go and fetch it back here.

They are organised in Contributor Order but I'm open to better suggestions!

BEVA'S RECIPES

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Created by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Apr 13.

US STATES ABBREVIATIONS

 

US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
CT - Connecticut          DC - Dist of Columbia *   DE - Delaware
FL - Florida              GA - Georgia              GU

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Created by Ian Jan 27, 2009 at 4:27pm. Last updated by Ian Jan 27.

HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST

Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments here. You can also watch KGI's video on composting here.

 

 

KATE’S ADVICE

I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

1 you have to fill it up all at once

2. it seemed mostly

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Created by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Roger Jan 15.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 12:10pm. Last updated by Ian May. 30, 2008.

A Note about Notes

I have just written this note so that I can see what we can achieve by using this new feature.

If you read this and have any suggestions then please leave a comment on my page or email me.

Ian

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.

 

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